Catherine Zeta-Jones tweets turn spotlight on bipolar disorder

14 Apr 201143 Views

Twitter users’ non-stop tweets about the news that actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sought treatment for bipolar disorder has helped shed light on the subject.

While most tweets on microblogging site Twitter are just relaying the news that Zeta-Jones recently finished a brief stay at a mental health facility, others range from tasteless jokes ("Catherine Zeta-Jones and Charlie Sheen would get along so well") to words of support ("Kudos to Catherine Zeta-Jones for being open about it").

Many tweets, however, have pointed out that biopolar disorder doesn’t mean a person is "nuts", and link to articles explaining biopolar disorder and its treatment.